Tuesday, July 29, was the 27th anniversary of the ill-fated marriage of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. As Neatorama irreverently points out, it was hardly the first royal marriage that sadly did not turn out so well.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Monarchists disheartened by events in Nepal can perhaps take some comfort in the fact that this year offers three royal coronations: in the French territory of Wallis (July 25), Tonga (August 1), and Bhutan (November 6), though it's unfortunate that in both of the latter two countries the coronations coincide with the emasculation of the monarchies, as both George Tupou V and Jigme Khesar Wangchuk surrender most of their remaining political powers.

Monday, July 14, 2008

As a monarchist, I've long been perturbed by the irony of sharing a birthday with Bastille Day. How dare the French celebrate their vile Revolution, which led to the deaths of so many innocent people and paved the way for Nazism and Communism, on my birthday! (Bruce Lewis and John Zmirak share similar thoughts.) As if the French abomination weren't bad enough, July 14 is also the anniversary of the overthrow and murder of King Faisal II of Iraq in 1958, which paved the way for...oh, never mind.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

The most widely recognized claimant to the Russian throne refuses to give up on the dream of monarchical restoration. Good for Her Imperial Highness! May all true Russians flock to her cause. It's wonderful to see a royal claimant actively promoting restoration, and HIH's points about the shameful anamoly of other Romanovs espousing republicanism are especially apt.